Posts by Barbara Bussey
Featured Blogger: Stacey at Embracing Change
Greetings!, If you are a lover of all things milk paint, or even curious about it, you’ll be in good company, with Stacey at Embracing Change! She was featured on Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint blog this week. I think she could paint circles around me! Stacey lives in Pennsylvania, where to her husband’s dismay, she has a…
Read MoreFeatured Blogger: A Junk Chick Life….Paige’s Furniture Transformation, with “Eulalie’s Sky” MMS Milk Paint
Yes, those are my feet, at 7:57 a.m., this morning. Those feet are supposed to be at the gym right now, but I’m giving myself the week off from a schedule. I’m getting so much done! All the things that fall through the cracks, when life goes too fast. But, back to the story! This…
Read MoreDining Room Table and Chair Sale!
I love everything about dining room and kitchen tables! They’re the place where you sit down to enjoy a good meal, with a friend, or your whole family. It’s a gathering place, a place to play dominoes, or do homework. For me, setting the table and making a flower arrangement, for a special dinner…
Read MoreKitchen Make Over, with Amy Howard’s One-Step
Do you love your kitchen cabinets? No? But you can’t replace them and professional painters’ bids are well into the thou$ands! Whatcha gonna do? Well, paint them yourself, of course! Katy sent us pictures of her new kitchen! She chose “Rugo” blue, for the bottom cabinets and Bahaus Buff on the top. I’m…
Read MoreNew Arrivals!
Greetings! I hope your week is off to a superb start! The shop got some deep cleaning, by “yours truly”, in preparation for Google photographers, taking a virtual tour of the shop, this morning. With two Classes this week, it won’t last for long! Here’s what we’ve been up to, this past week… A dear…
Read MoreNews Update, from The Treasured Home
I’m back…two days in a row! What gives?! Well, I’m excited to say that half of the spaces available in the Vintage Market have been reserved, by some very talented artists and treasure hunters! I’ll share more with you, as soon as I can, but I’ve been very pleased by the interest! To make…
Read MoreMiss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint is Now Available in Lake Tahoe!
There’s a wonderful art collective and studio just south of the “Y”, in Tahoe City, called Salvaged, at 585 West Lake Blvd. If you love beautifully crafted, hand made pieces and art, I hope you’ll take a look, next time you’re in the area. Renee and Alissa are the owners and I promise you’ll love…
Read MoreSprucing Up Our Guest/Son’s Room
Greetings! With my efforts focused on the Tahoe renovation and the shop, I haven’t had much of a chance to give our home, here in town, some love. Last week, I found some time on my day off, to spruce up my son’s room. Guess where I shopped? Yep, you guessed it! If ever you…
Read MoreToday’s the Day, for Our 1st Spring Bazaar!
Today’s the day! If there’s something you’ve been dreaming of, now’s your chance to grab some big savings on tons of inventory! You’ll see red tags everywhere, so be at The Treasured Home early! The sale starts early, at 9 a.m.! Great savings, and all sales will be final! Bring your truck…
Read MoreVendors Wanted at The Treasured Home’s Vintage Market!
Have you always wanted to have your own shop? After two and a half years, working to fill the shop with treasures, I’m passing the torch! Well…sort of…almost! No, I’m really not going anywhere…besides Tahoe, of course. I’ll continue to talk paint, teach classes, do custom painting work and sell special treasures, in my original shop…
Read MoreStenciling Fabric Drapes
A few years ago, I discovered the versatility of painter’s drop cloths. They make great slip covers and curtains, just for starters. When the shop was ready to open, I stitched a taupe velvet, to the bottom of a drop cloth and hung it as a room divider. Got lots of “oohs and aah’s” on…
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